Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that strict action should be taken to curb irregularities in cooperatives. Arrangements of housing cooperative societies should be made transparent. Strict legal action should be taken against those committing irregularities with members of these societies.
The Chief Minister directed this at a review meeting of Cooperatives Department here on Monday. Cooperatives, Panchayats and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava and Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa also attended the meeting.
The Chief Minister directed to launch a campaign for redressing complaints pertaining ot cooperative housing societies. He directed to empower seed producer cooperative societies. Chouhan directed to reward seed producer cooperative societies for good performance. It should be ensured that farmers are supplied certified seeds. Physical verification of works done under integrated cooperative development projects should be made.
The Chief Minister said that attention should be paid to long-term measures to remove farmers' indebtedness. Routes for fruits and vegetables should be fixed on cooperative basis. Cooperative banks should pay special attention to recoveries. He directed to chalk out scheme to increase income of shops under public distribution system.
The meeting was informed that Mukhyamantri Sahakari Krishak Rin Sahayata Yojana will be implemented from ensuing Rabi season. As many as 25 Integrated cooperative development projects have been completed in the state and 12 are functioning. Total 52.11 lakh farmers have been provided Kisan Credit Cards. loans worth about Rs 12,000 crore have been provided to farmers at zero percent interest rate during current year. Seed producer cooperative societies produced 9.53 lakh quintal certified seeds last year. A programme is being chalked out to make available ATM facility in cooperative banks.
APC PC Meena, Principal Secretary Cooperatives Ajit Kesari, Principal Secretary Finance Ashish Upadhyay, Secretary to CM Vivek Agrawal and Registrar Cooperative Societies Manish Shrivastava also attended the meeting.